/tags/flu Flu en-US ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:06:05 GMT /local-news/2025-02-04/lots-of-vermonters-are-sick-with-flu-like-illness-right-now-thats-normal Almost nine percent of recent emergency room and urgent care visits in Vermont were due to flu-like illnesses. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 23:06:05 GMT /local-news/2025-02-04/lots-of-vermonters-are-sick-with-flu-like-illness-right-now-thats-normal Lexi Krupp /show/vermont-edition/2023-09-26/what-vermonters-need-to-know-about-covid-19-flu-and-rsv-shots-this-fall Vermont’s Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine shares how to stay healthy this season. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 19:32:12 GMT /show/vermont-edition/2023-09-26/what-vermonters-need-to-know-about-covid-19-flu-and-rsv-shots-this-fall Mikaela Lefrak, Andrea Laurion, Elodie Reed /npr-news/2023-01-06/rsv-recedes-and-flu-peaks-as-a-new-covid-variant-shoots-up-like-a-rocket RSV and the flu appear to be receding in the U.S., but COVID is on the rise, new data suggests, driven by holiday gatherings and an even more transmissible omicron subvariant that has become dominant. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 09:59:14 GMT /npr-news/2023-01-06/rsv-recedes-and-flu-peaks-as-a-new-covid-variant-shoots-up-like-a-rocket Rob Stein /local-news/2022-12-09/cdc-says-vermont-is-now-seeing-moderate-flu-spread The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday upgraded Vermont's official flu status from low to moderate. It comes at a time when many states in the Northeast and around the country are seeing high levels of the virus. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 21:55:53 GMT /local-news/2022-12-09/cdc-says-vermont-is-now-seeing-moderate-flu-spread Bob Kinzel, Brittany Patterson /npr-news/2022-11-22/experts-are-concerned-thanksgiving-gatherings-could-accelerate-a-tripledemic As the holiday approaches, infectious disease specialists are bracing for the possibility that big family get-togethers and travel will propel the spread of RSV, flu and COVID-19. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 11:16:02 GMT /npr-news/2022-11-22/experts-are-concerned-thanksgiving-gatherings-could-accelerate-a-tripledemic Rob Stein /2021-09-07/here-are-the-key-reasons-to-get-a-flu-shot-now A mild flu season last year means fewer folks are immune to strains starting to circulate now. Scientists predict 100,000 to 400,000 extra U.S. hospitalizations with the deadly flu virus this year. Tue, 07 Sep 2021 10:09:55 GMT /2021-09-07/here-are-the-key-reasons-to-get-a-flu-shot-now Fran Kritz /vpr-news/2021-02-03/the-u-s-battles-coronavirus-but-is-it-fair-to-compare-pandemic-to-a-war COVID-19 has now killed more Americans than WWII. That fact helps some people put the viral death toll in perspective, while others find it offensive. Historically, is it even a valid comparison? Wed, 03 Feb 2021 10:00:57 GMT /vpr-news/2021-02-03/the-u-s-battles-coronavirus-but-is-it-fair-to-compare-pandemic-to-a-war Will Stone, Carrie Feibel /vpr-news/2020-10-08/could-the-live-flu-vaccine-help-you-fight-off-covid-19 There's evidence that certain vaccines boost the body's defense against many kinds of illness. Scientists are investigating whether this benefit extends to protection from COVID-19. Thu, 08 Oct 2020 09:00:29 GMT /vpr-news/2020-10-08/could-the-live-flu-vaccine-help-you-fight-off-covid-19 Michaeleen Doucleff /programs/2020-02-24/cdc-flu-is-hitting-kids-hard-this-winter-what-about-vermont The flu is hitting children especially hard this year: more than 100 child deaths have been blamed on the virus this season, according to the CDC. Whileâ€� Mon, 24 Feb 2020 16:55:38 GMT /programs/2020-02-24/cdc-flu-is-hitting-kids-hard-this-winter-what-about-vermont Jane Lindholm, Matthew F Smith /vpr-news/2019-10-21/get-your-flu-shot-now-doctors-advise-especially-if-youre-pregnant Pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease are particularly vulnerable to flu complications yet lag the elderly in getting vaccinated. Mon, 21 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2019-10-21/get-your-flu-shot-now-doctors-advise-especially-if-youre-pregnant Patti Neighmond